Wednesday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, September 8th
September 1, 2010
When: Wednesday, September 8th 2010, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pmWhere: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
Cost: $15
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center offers a Wednesday Morning Birding program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you’re one of the lucky ones that has time available during the week, join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It’s a great way to observe birds in the area and identify some of the better locations for finding them when on your own.
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Wednesday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, September 1st
August 29, 2010
When: Wednesday, September 1st 2010, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pmWhere: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
Cost: $15
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center offers a Wednesday Morning Birding program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you’re one of the lucky ones that has time available during the week, join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It’s a great way to observe birds in the area and identify some of the better locations for finding them when on your own.
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Visit Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station, Plum Island, Newburyport, Saturday, August 28th
August 25, 2010
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
Do you want to see how a bird banding station operates?
If you do, then you are invited to visit the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport, on Saturday, August 28th.
The three hour program, which runs from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, will provide you with an up-close look at how a bird banding station operates. You’ll see how and what types of data are collected from migrating birds on Plum Island. You’ll learn about migration, habitat use, and scientific research at a real field station.
The Bird Banding Station is open at the height of migration in September and October.
Saturday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Saturday, August 28th
August 24, 2010
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
If you want to explore the local area and see the birds of the Greater Newburyport/Plum Island area, join Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport program, on Saturday morning, August 21st as they search for local avian activity in the region.
For beginners and birders of all skill levels.
Fee: Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7.
No preregistration required.
About Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, located at One Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 to 4:00 pm.
Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center website.
Wednesday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, August 25th
August 23, 2010
When: Wednesday, August 25th, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pmWhere: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
Cost: $15
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center offers a Wednesday Morning Birding program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you’re one of the lucky ones that has time available during the week, join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It’s a great way to observe birds in the area and identify some of the better locations for finding them when on your own.
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Wednesday Evening Shore-Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, August 25th
August 22, 2010
Where: Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport is offering a Wednesday Evening Shore-Birding program from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on August 25th.
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and Naturalists David Davis and Linda Hunnewell in exploring the wonderful diversity of shorebirds that migrate through the Newburyport/Plum Island area during the late summer.
The program is designed to provide participants with the tools to identify Massachusetts shorebirds and to deliver an in-depth understanding of the biology and ecology of these fascinating animals. Participants will observe various migration schedules and the relative abundance of these birds.
Each week the team will focus on several species, discussing their identifying characteristics, behavior, habitat preferences, and range.
Location: Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.
Fee: $8 for Mass Audubon members; $10 for non-members.
Audience: Adults
Pre-registration is not required.
Saturday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Saturday, August 21st
August 20, 2010
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
If you want to explore the local area and see the birds of the Greater Newburyport/Plum Island area, join Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport program, on Saturday morning, August 21st as they search for local avian activity in the region.
For beginners and birders of all skill levels.
Fee: Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7.
No preregistration required.
About Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, located at One Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 to 4:00 pm.
Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center website.
Birds of Newburyport Harbor, Newburyport Birders, Sunday, August 29th
August 20, 2010
When: Sunday, August 29th 2010, from 7:30 am to 9:30 amWhere: The Seawall on Water Street in Newburyport (additional parking on Madison and Neptune Streets)
Fee: $15
Join Sue McGrath, of Newburyport Birders for an evening searching for birds on the extensive mudflats of the Merrimack River.
You’ll visit several viewing sites along Water Street observing, appreciating and identifying resident birds and long-distance migrants. Thefocus will be aids to field identification including habitat preference, feeding techniques and physical characteristics.
Birding The Flats, Joppa Flats, Newburyport Birders, Sunday, August 29th
August 18, 2010
When: Sunday, August 29th 2010, from 6:00 pm to sunsetWhere: Meet at the Seawall on Water Street in Newburyport, MA (additional parking on Madison and Neptune Streets)
Fee: $15
Join Sue McGrath, of Newburyport Birdersfor an evening exploring the birds in the Joppa Flats area of the Merrimack River in Newburyport. You’ll spend your time at viewing sites on Water Street observing, appreciating and identifying residents and migrant birds.
The focus will be on aids to field identification including habitat preference, feeding techniques and physical characteristics.
Wednesday Evening Shore-Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, August 18th
August 17, 2010
Where: Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport is offering a Wednesday Evening Shore-Birding program from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on August 18th.
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and Naturalists David Davis and Linda Hunnewell in exploring the wonderful diversity of shorebirds that migrate through the Newburyport/Plum Island area during the late summer.
The program is designed to provide participants with the tools to identify Massachusetts shorebirds and to deliver an in-depth understanding of the biology and ecology of these fascinating animals. Participants will observe various migration schedules and the relative abundance of these birds.
Each week the team will focus on several species, discussing their identifying characteristics, behavior, habitat preferences, and range.
Location: Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.
Fee: $8 for Mass Audubon members; $10 for non-members.
Audience: Adults
Pre-registration is not required.
